The Punishment (Spanish: El castigo) is a 2022 Chilean-Argentine drama film directed by Matías Bize and written by Coral Cruz.

Over the course of 80 minutes in real-time, the couple must confront fear, guilt, the fragility of their relationship, and the harshest revelation of all: a part of Ana hopes not to find her son, as she hasn't been happy since he was born.

[5] The actors participating in this film are:[6] Principal photography was planned to start in March 2020, but was canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

[8] It was released commercially on October 6, 2022, in Chilean theaters,[9] then premiered on November 19 of the same year at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.

[12] Jonathan Holland from Screendaily highlights the great work of its director in bringing fluidity to the risky decision of shooting an entire movie in one take.